2024_FaithGroupsToolkit What is Challenge Poverty Week? This year Challenge Poverty Week takes place from: Monday 7th October - Sunday 13th October Challenge Poverty Week is an annual campaign and an opportunity to raise your voice against poverty and unite with hundreds of organisations across Scotland in calling for a more just and equal society. [...] Challenge Poverty Week presents an opportunity to showcase the work you are already doing to tackle poverty or to raise awareness and show the impact of poverty in your community. [...] supporting others Show support for the “We share a vision of a Scotland Challenge Poverty Week free from poverty and where everyone can flourish. [...] We invite Faith Leaders Statement you to add your voice, actions and your prayers to work During Challenge Poverty Week, faith collectively to achieve this” leaders come together to support the aims and key messages of the week through a Faith Leaders statement which is shared with the press and across social media. [...] Keep in touch Challenge Poverty Week is areal, practical opportunity povertyalliance.org/CPW to build a stronger movement against poverty alyson.laird@povertyalliance.org and demonstrate our values 0141 353 0440 of justice and compassion @PovertyAlliance @CPW_Scotland At a time when life is becoming tougher for many @PovertyAlliance people, it is vital that we @PovertyAlliance build support for en.
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- More and more of us are being pulled towards a current of poverty by rising costs and inadequate incomes that simply dont meet our needs. 1
- In 2023 500 organisations from across Scotland were involved in Challenge Poverty Week all joined together in a unified voice and taking action to end the injustice of poverty. 1
- This year Challenge Poverty Week takes place from 1
- Monday 7th October - Sunday 13th October 1
- During Challenge Poverty Week faith leaders come together to support the aims and key messages of the week through a Faith Leaders statement which is shared with the press and 3
- You can read the 2023 statement here httpswww.povertyalliance.orgscotlan 3
- To raise a unified voice against poverty and show that we all want to live in a more just and equal Scotland. 4
- To build awareness of and support for solutions to poverty. 4
- To change the conversation around poverty and help end the stigma of living on a low income. 4
- Challenge Poverty Week is a real practical opportunity to build a stronger movement against poverty and demonstrate our values of justice and compassion 4
- At a time when life is becoming tougher for many people it is vital that we build support for ending poverty. 4
